"hook up with" in England ...

[Joel S. Berson]

At 1/18/2013 08:46 AM, Amy West wrote:
>I don't know. The images I've seen show people waist to chest deep in
>foam, so yes, it could hide the act.

Aha!  "Touching" is "getting to second base" -- above the waist.  Add
that to the dictionary.

>They may have gone to another
>section for some seclusion of some sort. I dunno. . . We're moving from
>lexicographic issues to other issues that are, uh, tangential and more
>related to my locking up my teens if they ever mention going to a foam
>party.

Right -- my original submission was just using an excuse to talk about sex.

Joel

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